The Beautiful Land

Harem.

The imperial concubine Zhang looked at the servant who was kneeling on the ground: "Is it all passed on to you?"

The maid kowtowed, and then whispered: "If you return to the empress, I have told the people on the side of the princess."

"Go on." The imperial concubine nodded, "Don't talk about it."

After the servant went down, her dowry came to serve her, wondering: "Manny, your Majesty protects His Royal Highness Han, why do you want to inform the Crown Prince? Not to mention the thoughts of His Royal Highness, who are these people in our palace? Knowing, it is said that His Royal Highness is obviously the eldest son, but he has been cautious all these years. Knowing that His Majesty Han has smashed such a big basket and received His Majesty's forgiveness, I am not sure what it feels like! See the people in our palace to tell, God knows What do you think?"

Maybe, I thought the imperial concubine deliberately satirized them.

"His Royal Highness Han made such a big basket?" The concubine suddenly narrowed her eyes when he heard the words, and looked at her, "I don't know what the Royal Highness Han has done, but you do?"

"No." Seeing that her face was wrong, the dowry said hurriedly, "The slave and maid just guessed like that... After all, your Majesty has everything to do. If there is nothing important, how could he personally summon the righteous daughter of the Song Shang calligrapher? The slave was thinking of Miss Xi. They came from the north. Song Shangshu and the prince's maiden nephew Shen Er Gongzi are both in Jining, and 80% of them are related to Kaihe. His Majesty Kaihe's mind is very firm. If courtiers dared to get in the way, they would have been dragged out to kill chickens and monkeys. Where Need to be so concealed? It must be a private matter of the royal family. His Majesty said that it is not easy to show off the flesh and blood, and this is the concealment."

The imperial concubine looked down for a moment and slowly said, "You are too smart."

"...The slave and maid dare not." The dowry has been with her for decades, tossing from the north to the south, it is considered as a confidant more intimate than the flesh and blood. The imperial concubine has no children under his knees. Although the scale of Emperor Yongle's harem is not large, it is not lonely. How many long nights were accompanied by the dowry, so the dowry did not have any scruples when talking to her. At this moment, listening to the voice was not right, there was only a "chuck" in my heart, and he whispered, "Manny, slave... Overstepped."

"The matters of your highness are not something that you and I can put your beak." The imperial concubine stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist. If it were other palace people, she would have to kill her mouth. However, the elderly who have been together for decades to support each other, she is a little bit I couldn't bear to stay silent for a moment, and then clicked, "The reason why your Majesty asked the palace to invite the Song family's daughters into the palace to play is that there are no children under the palace's knees, and he never mixes with the affairs of several highnesses."

The dowry cautiously said: "That Niangniang just sent someone to tell the East Palace...?"

"My palace does not involve their affairs because they are not born to the palace. Even if the one who helped the palace wins, he will not respect the palace as the queen mother." Zhang Guifei said disapprovingly, "So It is not guilty to take risks because of who wins or loses between them. But now your majesty has decided that this palace will show good in order to be able to spend his twilight years in the future, and your majesty will never give this palace any face."

After all, she was the old man Yongle Emperor had accompanied when he was still in the hidden residence.

"But isn't your Majesty protecting His Royal Highness the King of Han again?" The dowry was surprised, "My Majesty, you said it was your Royal Highness?"

The imperial concubine glanced at her faintly: "You guessed it was His Royal Highness that caused the matter this time. His Majesty didn't even dare to ask people to ask someone to understand it. How long has it been since Miss Xi arrived in Yingtian Mansion? How big is it?"

The dowry said: "Yes, your Majesty has suppressed such a big thing. It can be seen that your Majesty really loves His Royal Highness Han."

"Of course I love it." The imperial concubine smiled sarcastically. "After all, His Royal Highness likes to use swords and guns when he was a child. During the battle of Jing Nan, he had saved His Majesty several times... although it was. The second son, but who told the prince to be bad at doing things, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy? But no matter how much you love, your majesty is not the country that waits for the faint king and has worked so hard to beat him down, do you think he will pass it on casually ?"

"Originally, as the eldest son of His Royal Highness, the prince has never had a fault, so it is not easy to discard it."

"Now that His Majesty Han, the second son of the second son, has committed another major incident, Your Majesty will not think that he is still there. His Majesty Han’s mistakes can be dealt with. If in the future...Zhu’s country cannot be passed on to His Highness Han, it will be shaky. ?!"

The dowry changed her face, and she whispered: "Niang Niang said carefully."

How can you say this kind of presumption about Guozuo?

"On the occasion of your Majesty's personal conquest last year, letting the emperor's grandson guard Beijing is already a hint." The imperial concubine ignored him, saying only, "If your Royal Highness Han and His Royal Highness Zhao can calm down and continue to behave well, you may tell your Majesty more. There is also the power to return to the sky. But after Miss Xi enters the palace face saint this time... you wait."

She slowly said, "The eldest grandson of the emperor... I am afraid that soon he will be the grandson of the emperor."

After all, since Emperor Yongle completely rejected the idea of ​​changing his son because of the actions of the Han king, he must hint to everyone so as not to keep many people in the dark and continue to follow the Han and Zhao kings in plotting to win the crown, giving the court and giving The royal family added chaos.

The problem is that from the emperor’s summoning Xi Fuwei, he had to go round and cover up, and he did enough preparations to minimize the suspicion and speculation of the outside world, regardless of the size of what the King of Han committed. Certainly not the kind that can be made public.

It was so serious that Emperor Yongle couldn't bear it after it was made public.

Then Yongle Emperor could not openly announce his dissatisfaction with the second son and the younger son, otherwise there are many clever people in the government and the public, and they may guess the clues.

Not to declare dissatisfaction with the King of Han and Zhao, or to rush the Prince En and his wife, after all, they are already very noble, there is really nothing to add.

But grandchildren can make a fuss.

Originally Emperor Yongle liked the emperor's eldest grandson.

Last year, the emperor's eldest grandson accompanied him on his northern tour and guarding Beijing. There are enough reasons to register as a grandson, so as not to make people think of the direction that Yongle Emperor did not want them to think.

And completely cut off the two kings' desire to compete for the prince.

The imperial concubine thought of her family's female relatives, and sighed with regret: "Unfortunately, although both my palace and the prince concubine have the surname Zhang, they have never had much friendship and can't talk about the marriage of Zhanji's child."

Otherwise, she has several nieces in her boudoir, even if she can't win the seat of the wife, be a concubine, give birth to a son and a half, she can always continue the friendship between the Zhang family and the royal family.

"The descendants of the grandpa are prosperous, and all the grandchildren and grandchildren are filial, sensible and talented." The dowry comforted, "Even if the ladies cannot enter the emperor's eldest grandson, the wealth of the house will continue."

Moreover, "Isn't the eldest grandson of the emperor still have a brother from the same mother?"

"The child is still young," the imperial concubine said, "I don't know what will happen in the future. If it's an ineffectiveness, wouldn't it hurt my niece?"

Her family's family background is not low, even if her father is gone, and her brother inherited the Duke of the country, several brothers have been rewarded, and the momentum is even stronger than the current Xu family.

Therefore, if a girl gives the emperor's eldest-grandson a side room, it can be considered. For the emperor's eldest-grandson's brother, it must be the main room.

Not only does it have to be the main house, but it also depends on the character of the emperor's grandson, whether he is the kind of person who can live his life.

But the same mother and brother of the emperor's eldest grandson are still ignorant, who knows whether they will be virtuous or foolish in the future?

"Don’t the eldest grandson of the emperor still have cousins?" The dowry had an idea, "In addition to the children of the Zhang family, the prince concubine’s maiden nephew is the second son of the Shen family. He is now working in Jining Prefecture. He said he is talented and capable, the prince The concubine has always loved him among her natal relatives. Who seems to be unmarried?"

"Really?" The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes. "You will talk about Shen Er's situation with my palace carefully."

… The home of Shen Lan, who was missed by the concubine’s master and servant, is also discussing this son’s marriage: “It’s been a while since the Xi came to Ying Tianfu. Now that he has been in the palace, we should also share She met to see how Lan'er's eyesight was."

The thief's mother Zhang frowned, and said, "If she is a good one, of course it's best. Of course, the identity of the righteous daughter of the Song family with Lan'er is a bit low, and she can barely pass... Then I will say that I like her. , Took the initiative to tell Lan'er."

At this time, men and women are the masters of important marriages, so you can look for someone outside without being upset.

"But the imperial concubine didn't call us when he called the Song family's daughters into the palace." Her daughter, Ms. Shen San, said by the side. "We can't go to the palace gate to block people. Besides, people should go back to Song Mansion when they count the time. Now. If we go directly to Song Mansion...We haven't had much movement with Song Mansion in the past few months, and we suddenly become enthusiastic, I'm afraid it will arouse people's suspicion."

Zhang asked: "Among your playmates, have you held birthday banquets or flower viewing parties recently?"

"Yes, there is, the problem is that people don't necessarily want to post to her, she is just a righteous woman." Ms. Shen San said, "Moreover, she still has a good relationship with Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang. Song Jianiang is fine. How often will Xu Jingyuan offend people? We had a treat on our birthday, and we all wished that she would not come. It was too much to save face, so we had to invite her. Song family Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang both said that Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang were very fond of Xi Fuwei, and even recommended Song Shangshu as a righteous daughter... During this period of time, everyone was saying that Xi Fuwei must be a flattering villain, and she slept around and coaxed Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang!"

Zhang's face is not good: "Why are these young ladies so broken?"

If his son didn't like Xi Fuwei, then forget it.

I took a fancy to Xi Fuwei, this girl was said that after she became her son, wouldn't her son have to be criticized for lack of vision?

If Zhang's family is now ready to welcome Xi Fuwei as his daughter-in-law, there is no way.

When the news was received, it was the old servant who passed it back, and she resolutely opposed it as the old servant thought. After all, the young son of the noble family only pushed the marriage of the family to the lady of the family, and said to the foot that the daughter of the squire he knew when he was alone is still an orphan, and anyone would think that his son had met a vixen.

Especially the marriage between the Shen family and the Song family failed earlier, isn't it because Song Jianiang said that Xi Fuwei seduce her prospective fiance?

Zhang even felt that his son was so young that he should not be surprised by the fact that he was so fascinated by other girls with wrists that he wronged Miss Song?

However, the letters that Shen Pilan wrote back were tougher than ever. Anyway, he was in charge of his marriage.

If the Zhang family refused to let him marry Xi Fuwei, then he would not marry the girl chosen by the Zhang family.

If he hasn't counted on it for a year or a half, he will let Xi Fuwei marry another person, and wait until he meets the next beloved woman before getting married... What if you don't see it? Then let's not get married.

Anyway, he is only the second son, and his eldest brother is in the inheritance!

Zhang was so angry that her husband and son didn't take it seriously. She confirmed that she was a good daughter and she was innocent. In turn, she was relieved: "As long as she is sincere to Lan'er, she is almost born, not good or bad. And the identity of the Song family goddess?"

After all, the Shen family's demand for marriage is not very strong right now. It belongs to the kind where the children are not willing to let them go...otherwise they will not give up Song Jianiang so easily.

Her eldest son said frankly: "Now that the wind is surging, it is just right for the second younger brother to make contributions. Not to mention the honoring of the princes, he can always rise to a few levels without having to struggle with qualifications underneath. Now it is with him. He was picky about the marriage and made him unintentional to handle errands. He missed the opportunity and didn’t talk about it. Why did he get rid of the flesh and blood? Anyway, we married people in, but didn’t allow girls to go out! People are good or not, after entering the door, Such a big family is still afraid that an orphan girl with no biological parents will not become?!"

Miss Shen San also felt that the eldest brother was right: "Didn't you watch your elder sister-in-law after the second sister-in-law passed the door? It's really shameful for her to be as capable as the second brother-in-law, who can be confused for a while and still be confused for a lifetime? What should I do if I want to give up? I'm having trouble with my second brother right now, just asking people to watch a joke."

Zhang said angrily: "What if she is honest?"

"Then you will be your daughter-in-law." Miss Shen San disagreed. "Second brother is not the kind of person who can't walk when seeing a beautiful woman, nor is it that he doesn't know that the world is difficult and doesn't care about his family situation. This second sister-in-law can win over. He doesn’t care if his family wants to get married. Obviously he has an extraordinary. Didn’t his grandfather tell his father? Jinshan Yinshan is not as capable as he is. Our brothers all listened to this kind of instruction. If the second brother gave you Why are you upset that you have found a daughter-in-law who is capable of her own?"

"You all say yes, and I don't bother to be this wicked person." Zhang Clan was said to have lost his temper by his children, and said bitterly, "Well, if you have a chance to talk to the Song family, let the wind go over. ."

He pursed his mouth, "But our family pushed the matter with Miss Song for your second brother. If you shook your face over there when you asked, don't come back and wipe your tears and tell me your grievances!"